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Saturday, January 03, 2004

Training Update

Well, I'm past the multiplication tables and into some real riding. After 1200 miles of Base 1 training I moved up to Base 2. The problem is that I feel like I haven't had near enough recovery time, but I sort of planned it that way. One more week of Base 2 riding and I'll get a week to rest and test. Things have gone pretty well and I feel like I've really got some power in my legs right now. My endurance feels good and that's probably the most important thing. This week I'll probably try and do some of my first hill intervals on some long rolling stuff out towards Zebulon. I'll wait until Base 3 to tackle the real rollers on Hwy 83. Tuesday night I'll have my first chance to try out my new light for my MTB at Dauset. I'll do a night ride with the local group of trail gods and see if I can hang with them a bit. I rode with them once about three weeks ago and got schooled big time. It was a reaffirmation that I've got a lot to learn on the dirt.

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